Despite the incredible conditions the morning I left to drive up to Glacier National Park, I did pull myself away and embark on the six plus hour drive. Glacier wouldn’t disappoint, which is what motivated me to leave. The colors and fresh snow were stunning while the lingering clouds made for some dramatic skies. Eventually the clouds would give way to clear skies which did lead to me leaving a day earlier than planned to come back home but not before I was treated to some incredible moments such as this one. This was an evening image as I drove up the Going to the Sun Road.

It snowed in the mountains the night before I was supposed to leave for Glacier National Park. I knew the local mountains would look fantastic and it was with some hesitation that I left that morning. I had been keeping an eye on this scene waiting for the right amount of snow to complete the look I was after and that morning I had it. I couldn’t pass it by so spent some time shooting different compositions as the clouds and light changed. Fortunately the clouds settled in and covered up the mountains or I may have never made it up to Glacier National Park.

I supposed I chose the wrong time to start posting on social media again last month, just as autumn color was about to hit a peak. I’ve been out taking advantage of one of the most beautiful fall seasons that I can remember. We had some snow in the mountains and beautiful color in the valleys. This year it seemed to last much longer than usual and I tried to really take advantage of it as I photographed locally but also made trips to Glacier and Grand Teton National Parks. The cottonwood tree in this image is a favorite subject of mine. It usually hits peak color much later than other areas and this photo was taken on October 8th. I prefer to have some clouds in the sky and, despite the nice light and color, almost didn’t stop to explore around the old tree. But I noticed the fog from a nearby lake was slowly wisping this way, so I thought I’d wait it out. I was able to shoot a lot of different compositions as the fog moved through with this ultimately being one of my favorites.